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Malaysian Finance Minister, Senior Ministers Keep Their Posts

ASIA

PM Ismail Sabri has unveiled his Cabinet line-up noting that each minister will have to prove their achievements after first 100 days in office.

  • Zafrul Abdul Aziz returns as Finance Minister in an apparent attempt to maintain economic policy continuity. In addition to holding the finance portfolio in the Muhyiddin Cabinet, Zafrul was the National Recovery Plan's Coordinating Minister.
  • Khairy Jamaluddin was appointed the new Health Minister after serving as Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the previous Cabinet. Khairy was also national vaccine programme czar in the previous administration.
  • Trade Minister Azmin Ali, Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, Works Minister Fadillah Yusof and Education Minister Radzi Jidin retained their posts.
  • While Ismail Sabri retained four Senior Ministers, he did not appoint a Deputy Prime Minister.

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